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A	B	C	D
à catogan abatis abigail abjure ablative abseiling absquatulated abstruse accidie accoucher accoutered acidulous ack emma actinic adduce adiaphorists adit adjuration / adjure adjutants adumbration / adumbrated aedile affeeror affiant aglet agley agnolotti agnomen aigrettes aileron aitchbone alb albuminuria alembic alerce alfar alfils algolagnia alienist alizarin alloy Alquerque alt amanuensis amaranth ambit ambrotype ambuscades Anadyomene anapest andesite anent Angevin anglepoise aniline animadverse ankers ankus ankylosed anodyne anomic / anomie antimacassars antiphon AOC aorist aperient apophthegm / apothegm apotheke aposiopesis apostasy apostrophe apotheosis apotropaics appanage apparatchiks appurtenance arbutus architraves argot arisaid armillary arnica arpents arquebus arrivistes arrogate asafetida ashet ashlar askaris aspergillum aspers aspic aspidistra assegai / assagaied asseveration astigmatic astrakhan atavistic athame athanor atholl atomy atrabilious aubades auscultated austringer avulse avuncular Awapuhi azabache	ba’ar babaghuq badinage bagasse bagatelle bagnio bains baize Bakewell pudding balanda balbriggans baldachins balkanize ballocking ballotin balsam-capivi bambakion bampot banco bandarillas banjaxed bannocks banyan barbican bardo barkentine bascinet bastinades Barmester barouche barracoon barrow-boy barratry barretter bartizans bascom basset batarde bateau / bateaux bathetic batiste battels battledore baudrons baulk / baulks bavins beadles becks bedizened beeswing Belasco benignant Benthamites bergschrund Bergsonian theories berline besom bespoke beys bezant bezique bhajan bhang bibelots bibulously / bibulousness bice biffins bight bijou bikkies bilala bilboquet billet billets-doux billycock bimah bingo boys bings binnacle birota Bismillah bissone bister bistoury blacklegs blowzabellas bohunk bodkins boiserie bollards bolshy bombazine bombe bombilation bommie bonheur du jour boose borborygmi boscage bosky bota bothies boubou boulanger boulevardier bourre bouse bowsie boxty brachet braies brandenbourgs brandub brangling branks brassard braw brehons brevetted bridie brill brinjal brio bronzini brose brougham brown sauce brugh / bruig bruited brummagem Brummie brumous brunoise buckram buddling budget buhl bulakki bulgine bumbershoot bumf / bumf bunnocks burgesses burke burl burnous / burnouse bushing buskins butty / butties bwganod byrnie byssus	cabinet pudding cabochon cadency cadged caesura cagoule cahiers cairngorm caissons (1), (2) calash calcio calculi calèche cales caliginous calkins calomel calumet calumniated cambric camilla camlet cannikin canonry canting cantonments cantrip Canute capot / capotes caprine caprioles caravanserai caravels carcanet cardoon carline carnyx carrack carreened carronade cartonnage caryatids cashiered cassone castrametation casuistries casus belli catafalque cataphracts cataplasms catarrh catenaries catholicon catling cauchemar caudle caulfat caupona casuistries cawker ceiled celerity / celeritous celims cenotaph cerates cerecloth ceroplast ceruse chaddurs chador chaffer challis Chamars chamfered / chamfering chamisa chamfron / chanfron chancel chancre chanson chantry charabancs charcuterie charivari charpie Chartists chary chasseurs chasuble chatelaine cheeseparing chef d’oevres chemin de fer chetif cheval cheviot chiffonier chine chinook chlorotic chock choli chopines chough choused chrisms chrysoberyl chthonic chuck-a-luck cicerone cingulum cipriere circaetus circumvallated cirque cittern CJD clabbered / clabbering cladding claggy clamys claudication clavigers claw-baw clemmed clenigs clerestory closestool clough clysters CND cob-nuts cobia cockling coeval coffles coign col collation collieshangie collops colloquy collyrium colophons coloratura colporteurs comess comminuted compeer compline compunctious conchology concupiscence conduplicato confutes congé congee conjunto conning / conned consols continuo contumacious contumely / contumelious conversa coofs coolie cope coping copperplate coppicing copra coquelicot coquina corbel / corbelled corbie cordovan cornichon corposantos corrie corrody corvée cosh costermonger costive / costiveness cotehardie cottar cotter pins coulisses coup de foudre coupe couter coverture covey coving Cowichan cowlings cranachan crepitating cressets crinet cromlechs crotal crochets crozier / croze crumhorns crusata cuaran cucking cuirass cuirasse cuisses cullen skink cullion cully culverin cupellation cupidity curtilage curvetted cuverie cyclamen cyma cynosure czardas	dabchick dabke dacha dado dag dahabiya daisho daisy cutter damascened damson / damsons daps daveners daverdy davier de trop deal debility debitage debouched decemvirs declination declivity decree nisi dejeuner dekarch deliquescence delope defalcation defilade demerara demesne demilune demiurge demob demotic demulcent deracination / deracinated derailleurs derisory descants détente devoirs dewan dhobis diacope diapason dibbler / dibbles diegesis dihrem dilatory dilectus diligence dimity dinchers dingle dipsomania dirhams discutient disedified distaff / distaffs distemper djibbah Dogme doits Dolland glass dolman dolmen dominie domino donjons donzellas doty douceur doumbek downright dragoman drake drammach drayman drogue droits Dromios dromonds drosera drugget drystane duckboards duckcloth dudeen Dundreary dunned dunny duns duodecimo durance dweomer
E-F	G	H-I	J-K
éclat edduba ecchymose eclat ecumenical edematous effet de neige eidolon eisenstadt ekphrasis electuary eliding / elison ells embonpoint embrocation emerods éminence grise emmenagogues emmer emoluments empyrean en daube en plein air enbonpoint encaustic encomium enjambment entablature enteric entrecôtes entremets epatant epazote epergne ephebes / ephebic epicene epistle epopts equerries equilibrist equinoctial erastes eremitic / eremetical Erinys eromenos eructation escharotomy eschatological esk espalier / espaliered étagère etiolated etui excelsior excogitated excrescences execration exegesis / exegete exophthlamic exordium exponent extravasation eyot fadge faience faille falchion fanfaronade fanfarroon fantod fardeled/ fardels farinaceous farouche farrago farriers farthingale fasces fascia fashed fatidic fauteuil fecundating felloes felon feluccas femme sole ferine fermata fête champêtre fetor fettle fiacre fibulae fichu fid fifth columnist fillet fingerstall finial fipple firkin flâneur fleam flèche flensed flitch flocculent flutie flysch fodderstook folly forbye fother Fourierist frachetty franklin fribble fricandeau fridstool frocio froe froideur frowsting frowzled fubsiness fuller’s earth fulminant / fulminate funambulist fungible furbelows furze fusiliers fustian futtocks fydels	gaby Gadarene gadrooned galabia galangal galettes galliard galliots galopina gamay gambeson gammon (1) / (2) gammy gancanaghs ganefs gantries garget gasconading gasper garth gauche gaulle geas / geasas gelid gelignite gemütlich geneva gesso ghillies gib-cat giglet gigot gigue gilet gimlets ginza girandoles glabrous glair glaistigs glaive glasnost gnomic godi godown Goidelic goldbricker golliwog gomerel gonfalon gorget gotch gougères gowk gralloch grampuses grandees granodiorite granfalloon griffes griffone grig griot grisette grizzles grizzling groats grockle groynes grue guayabera guddle gudgeons guerdon gules gungrey gunspalls gurdwara gurriers gutta percha gyp gyves	ha’porth ha-ha habergeon hackum hadji haggadot haggard hagiography haik halitus hames hammam hapi coat harled harrow hartshorn haruspices / haruspication hassock hatcheling haurient hautbois havers havey-cavey hebetudinous hectograph hedemoras hegira heliacal hellgrammite helot henequen hennin herber hereditaments hermeneutics herms hessian hetaira hieratic / hieratics himations hirsel hoaching hock hocko-grockle hofjes hogged holland hoplites hordeolum horloge horologers horripilated houris housecarl housewife howe hoyden huarache hubble-de-shuff humpie hussar hustings huswives hydrophobia hyoscine hypergolic hypocaust hypocrase iatrogenic ignimbrite ikat imago imbricating immanent impasto impluvium inanition incarnadine inchoate incunabula ineluctable infibulated infra dig. inglenook inquilinic inspissated intaglio intercrural internecine introit invigilated irruption isatis isinglass ithyphallic	jabot jaconet / jackonet jaggery jakesman janissary / Janissaries Jansenist japan / japanned javshigar jennet jeremiads jeroboam jerricans jettons jimson jointure jouissance jongleurs joss jossers joual Juche judex juliette Jungvolk junket / junkets jussive justacorps jute kailyard kapok karass Karoo kedge keelson keffiyeh kephiri kibbeh kilderkin kilim kine kinjal Kino kishkas kit-cat kithara kleftic knout / knouting kobold kohlrabi Koine kokanee kolkhoz kottabos kris kurta kvass kyphi
L	M	N	O
labrum lacustrine laldy lamasery lambent lammergeiers lanai landau landsmanschaft lagniappe lansquenet lanteen lappets larrikin larrupped laterite lavalava lavolta layby lazaret / lazarette leas lees legerdemain Leiden jar leman lenticels lenticular leporello leporine leprosarium levain leveret levulose libidinal lictors lieder ligature ligneous lignes limbers limpid lincrusta lionize lisle lissome littoral lixivation locofoco loculi / loculus loden logan stone logy lorica louche lovat lubricious lucies luckenbooths lucubrating / lucubrations Lucullan ludus luffing lugubrious lums lunette lunula lurdans lutestring luthier lycée	machineel macumbaed madelines maenads Mafeking magsman mahlstick mahout maitresse majolica malacca malavogue maledicent malefic malmsey mammon mana manchet mandamus mandarin Mandelbread mandilion mangosteen manqués mansarded manumit Manxman maravedis marcella märchen margrave maria marl marmoreal marocain Maronite marquetried / marqueterie marrahs martingale Masaccio masher masicot mastic matelassé matériel maunch maxixe mazer mazurkas meaching mede medlars meerschaum megaron megrims melismas melissopalynological melokhia Melungeons mene mene tekel upharsin menhir merlons mephitic / mephitis meretricious métier métis metonymy metopes meunière mezair mezzotinto miafi microsieverts Midian mignardises mignonette mihrabs militated milo milt mimber mimetic minatory minyan miry misprision misprizes missalettes mistral mithridate mizzling moai modus vivendi mofongo mohel mohrs moidore moil moiré mole mollient mollinet mommet moonclip moquette morganatic moringa Morris dancers Morris-papered mortise mortrewes morts motet mouldiwarp mousme moxibustion mucid muertrieres Mughal muhjah muhly mulcting mull muntins murrains muscavado muzhik Myrmidons	nabs nacelle nacreous naff naggin nandina nankeen naos napery narghile narkiness narthex nautch nebbolio negroamaro negus nekula nemetons nepenthe Neronian nettercap netting-box neurasthenic niello nixer nobby noctambulistically non serviam nosology nostrums notarikon noumenon nous nubbing cheat nuit de feu numen numismatic nux-vomica nystagmus	oblate obloquy obsquies occiput occultation odalisque odium oenophile offing ogives oikish oloroso olutes Omertà omnificence on-dit onagers oner onycha opisthodomos opodeldoc opopanax opprobrious orangery ordure orichalcum oriel oriflammes orisons orlop ormolu orpiment ortolan osculatory osiers osnaburg osteopath ostracon oud ouroboros oxter oxymel oyer and terminer oznabrig
P	Q-R	S	T
pabulum pachysandra pagus painters palaestra palimpsests Palladian palliasse pallions palmy panapathogen panegyric panfil panga panopoly panne pannikin pantechnicon pantocratur pantofles paracetamol Paraclete parallelepiped parang paregoric paresthetic parlatory parlous parterre / parterres partlet parure parvenu pasquinade passacaille passementerie / passemeneteried pastern pastose paternoster pattens pauldrons paulownia pawky pawls peasecod peàte peau de soie peavey peculation pedalo pegtops Pelagian pelisse pell pellicle pellucid pelmet peloton pentalphas Penthesileia penumbra peperino peplum peradventure perahan percale peregrinations perestroika pergola perihelions peripatetic periphrastic perique periwig pernicated peroration perfervid perroquet perseverated persiflage pertenacity peruke pessaries petard petechiae / petechial petitgrain pettifoggery pettifogging Pewabics phaeton phalaenopsis phalanstery pharisaic pharmakon phatic phizog phthisis phylacteries piano nobile piasters pibroch piccalilli picotees pied-a-terre Pierrette pietistic pifferaro pigwidgeons pilasters pillion pilose pilpul pilum pimpillo pinguid pinny pintle pipkins pipsissewa piquet pirettas pissenlit pistareens pitchblende pixilated plangent plat / platted pleached plebiscite pledgets plethoric plissé plonk plonker pluviale po-faced pocketty point de gaze poignarded polders polderlands poleyns pollack polled polymath poltroons pomace pongee poodle-fakers porphyry porringer porte cochere portmanteau portolan postillions poteen pothos pounce prang praxis prebend précis precisian predikant prednisone prinked-up proddle prolegomena proleptic prolix prolocutor pronaos pronotary propinquity propitiatory propolis propomata proroguing protean proxemics prunella pschent ptomaine publican puerperal puggaree puissant pukka pullulation / pullulating pulque puncheons punctilio purdah purfling purl purlieus purpura pursuivants pusillanimous putsch puttee pyemia pyroclastic pyrrhic pyx	quacksalver quadrae quaich quarterns quenelled quern quiddities quietus quiff Quilpish quinquagenerian quinqueremes quinsy quire quiring quirt Quisling quitrent quiz quoins quoits quondam rabbets raconteur raddled radge ragabout raïs rakehell rales rambutan randan raree show ratafia razeed rebab rebated rebetika recce recherché recondite recusant redingote redoubt redound reeding reester refulgent regolith Reigate remit rencontre repine / repining replevin repoussé reredorter reredos retorts retroussé retting revetment rhodomontade rhum rhyta riband rifflers risalamande rizen Rizlas robe roistering rondure rood rota rotogravure rottenstone roués rounders rounseys rowel rubbly rubicund ruck< / rucked rumbund rumbustious rump state rumtilliumption rumty-too rundlet running of the reynes rusks rusticating / rustication rutilant	sabayon sabots sabra sacerdotal sachem sackbuts sacque safragis salal saleratus Salic salient sallet (1) / (2) salmagundi salsamola saltire saluki samarium samfire samite samophlange samphire sangfroid sangha saprophytic sappers sarabande sarcastigated sarcenet / sarsenet sarissas sark sasine satrapies satsumas saturnine saucissons savants saveloy sawyers saxe-blue sca scabrous scaevola scagliola scapula sceop schismatics schmaltz schorl sclerotic Scouse scragged scramasax scriniary scrins scrofula scrugged scumbling scurf scutching sear and yellow sebkhas secateurs sedulously / sedulous sefirot segar seigneur / seigneurial seisin sejant semiotics senna sennight sennit sententious sepoys seracs seraglio serry/serried sestets sett (1) (2) sevruga sext sgraffito shaduf shagreen shakos shallopy shamshir shandy shapska sharab shashlik shatranj shebeens shenti shibboleth shinty shippon shivaree shmurah shofar shul shying siddurim siling sillery sillion simnel simonizing simony sinamay sintering sistrum sirocco sitzkrieg sizars skalds skeps skerries skiffle skipples skirl skittles skyr slammerkin sloes smalt smilax smoking green smoored snaffle snaphance snath snooved sobriquet sockdolager soi-disant solea solecism solerets solfège solipsistic sordes sortilage / sortilege sough souk souse spalpeens spaniel spatchcocked spatulate spavins specie speculoos speleothems speltrate spencer spinneys spinning jenny splats split spondulix spontoon sporran sprags spunging-house spurtle squabs squill stadtholder stalag stanhopes starlings Stasi steatite Stellium stemple stentorian stephanotis stercovorous stertorous sticchio stirk stoa stobbed stocious stooks stot stoup stoushing stovie stowe straitened strakes stramash strappado strathspeys stravaiging strigil Strine stringer strophes strouds strumous stupas stuss styptic subaltern subfusc subtlety sukkah summum bonum superannuated supernal supposititious suqs surah surtout suzerainty swale swart swedes switchel sybaritism / sybaritic syncope syncretistic / syncretist synecdoche	tabot tabouret taffety tafin tamboured tantalum tantara tarboosh targes tarkhan tarlatan tasses tatterdemalion taws / tawse teasmade tectiform tenaculum tench tendentious tenons / tenoned tephra terebinth termagant terrapin terrine testator texas thalamegos thalassic thaumaturgist / thaumaturgy theodolite theriac thewed thimblerig thole threnody thyrsus tiend tierce tiet tiffin tilth timbales timothy tindles tintinnabulation tiramaturgy titian titivated tittle toadstone tocsin toff Tokology tole tombola tompions tonsure tontine topee tophet tophi toponomy torteaux tournure tourtiere touts tow trachoma tractate traduced transenna transom trapezohedrons travertine treize trenette Tretorns trepang tressure trews tribadist trilithon trireme triturated trocar trochee trouveres truculently trug trunnions tufa tuff tumbrel/tumbril tumulus tung oil tup turbot turma turquets tussie-mussies twybils tynchal tyro
U	V	W	X-Y-Z
ugliferous ulema ulster umbra unregenerate uraeus ushabti usufruct uxorious	vair valediction vallom vamp Varangian variorum vatic vegetable marrows velites velouté Venite vergers verglas vernix vetch vetiver vevé vexillology viaticum vieux jeu vigas viks villanelle villeins vinalon vinca virga virginals viridigenous vitiate vitrine vituperative vizard voile voleries voluptuary volutes volvelle vulnerary	wadmal waltzer wame watchet waulked welkin wen weirrit wethers weyala whang wheelock whelmed wherries / wherry whinstone whisk whisket wickiups williwaws winchat winceyette wisents wisty castor witchetty grubs withy wynd	xebec yaffle yahrzeit yakshini yarb-woman yataghan yawl yellochtie yeshiva yeuk yubarta yukata zaatar zafre zamindars zarezushi Zelig zupan Zouave zocalo

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